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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Major Musicals Movements 2013


Major Musicals Movements 2013

Thanks to a few requests from our readers, here is a break down of all the Major Musicals known to be playing in Australia in 2013.

Addams Family
Jersey Boys
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
South Pacific
I Dreamed A Dream: The Susan Boyle Musical
Strictly Ballroom
Legally Blonde
King Kong
The Lion King

Arena Concert Tours:
We Will Rock You
Jesus Christ Superstar

Currently Running:
A Chorus Line: About to finish a season in Perth, followed by a Brisbane Season in November
Jersey Boys: Now playing in Adelaide before moving to Melbourne in January and Perth in April
South Pacific: Now playing in Melbourne before moving to Brisbane in December and a return to Sydney in September 2013 
Legally Blonde: Now playing in Sydney, however the Box Office is struggling presently. 


Opening 2012
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: November 2012
Opening 2013
Addams Family: Sydney March, followed by a tour
Strictly Ballroom: Sydney September
King Kong: Melbourne's Regent in June
The Lion King: Sydney's Capitol late 2013

Still rumoured:
9 to 5
Sister Act
Book of Mormon
Shrek
Les Miserables
Ghost (initially 'postponed')




Theatre-by-Theatre

Sydney:
Opera House
South Pacific: September 2013

Capitol Theatre
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: November 2012
Addams Family: March 2013
Lion King: December 2013

Lyric Theatre
Legally Blonde: Present - approximately Feb/March 2013 (depending on ticket sales)
Warhorse: Opening March
Strictly Ballroom: September 2013

Royal
I Dreamed A Dream: 4th of July

Melbourne

Regent Theatre
King Kong: June  2013

Her Majesty's Theatre
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum: Present - January 2013
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: 30th of January to late March/April
I Dreamed A Dream: 31st of May 2013 for a limited 4 week season

The Princess Theatre

South Pacific: Present - November 25th 2012
Jersey Boys: January 2013 to March
Legally Blonde: from March


Brisbane
QPAC
A Chorus Line: 16th November - 2nd December 2012
South Pacific: 27th December 2012



Perth
Crown (ex-Burswood) Theatre
A Chorus Line: until November 2012
Jersey Boys: from 21st April 2013

Adelaide
Festival Theatre
Jersey Boys: Now playing until very late 2012